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The Phi Phi Islands are one of the most dramatically
beautiful locations in the world. The scenery from the surface
is absolutely stunning; colossal emerald green monoliths rising
straight from the sea and soaring to heights of more than
500 meters. Underwater, these towers shape a rugged, interesting
environment for scuba divers, and over time the elements have
created caves, overhangs, and swim-throughs in the soft limestone
rock. Other dive profiles include vertical walls that plunge
from the surface to over 25 meters. On these walls growing
in every nook and cranny are found a profusion of soft corals,
large orange-colored fans, black corals, and long stringy
sea whips. There are several unusual types of coral that can
only be found in the waters surrounding the Phi-Phi Islands
including a one meter high white coral bush that is shaped
like a Christmas tree complete with little ornaments.
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The Phi-Phi Islands offer a remarkable variety
of dive sites concentrated in a small area. One of the most
popular dive sites is located at the Southern tip of the small
island of Ko Bida Nok. In a shallow bay on the Eastern side
of the island are found huge gardens of stag horn and star
corals and incredible numbers of colorful reef fish. In spite
of diving visibility often being limited to 5-20 meters the
Phi-Phi Islands are likely to remain among the most popular
diving locations Southeast Asia.
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